Archive photo supplied by SASSA The Postbank says it lost over R18-million over three months in cybercrime attacks. Most incidents involved the accounts for social grant beneficiaries. A forensic audit was launched and the Hawks are investigating. Postbank says it will spend R400-million to upgrade its IT systems to counter similar attacks. The South African Postbank is to … [Read more...] about Postbank loses over R18-million to cybercrime attacks
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Is Cape Town’s mayor winning the war on sewage?
Drone footage from 25 November shows polluted black water from the Diep River estuary flowing into the sea at Milnerton. Photo: Supplied When he took office, Cape Town Mayor Geordin Hill-Lewis promised to make dealing with sewage pollution a priority. One year on there has been some progress, and water quality data is now available on the City’s website. But there are still … [Read more...] about Is Cape Town’s mayor winning the war on sewage?
Injections against HIV could be manufactured locally and cheaply, says Aspen Pharmacare
An HIV prevention technique that involves HIV-negative people at high risk of infection getting an injection every two months has been found to be successful in a clinical trial. But over two years later it remains unaffordable and out-of-reach in countries with large HIV epidemics. Photo: Armin Kübelbeck (CC-BY-SA via Wikimedia Commons) In 2020, pharmaceutical company ViiV … [Read more...] about Injections against HIV could be manufactured locally and cheaply, says Aspen Pharmacare
Here’s why you won’t be able to catch a train from Khayelitsha this year
Shacks built by Siyahlala informal settlement residents on the railway line in Langa, Cape Town are yet to relocated. Photo: Tariro Washinyira PRASA says the Central Line between Philippi, Mitchells Plain and Khayelitsha will not be up and running by December. Transport Minister Fikile Mbalula’s promised earlier this year that the line would be fully operational by the end of … [Read more...] about Here’s why you won’t be able to catch a train from Khayelitsha this year
Senior Lotteries staff suspended as corruption crackdown gains momentum
Five key staff members at the National Lotteries Commission have been suspended. One has since resigned. Archive photo: Ashraf Hendricks Five key staff members at the National Lotteries Commission have been suspended. One has since resigned. This follows the earlier resignations of former NLC Commissioner Thabang Mampane and former chief operating officer Phillemon Letwaba, … [Read more...] about Senior Lotteries staff suspended as corruption crackdown gains momentum
